New drone attack on Ust-Luga and Orbán's threats regarding…

New drone attack on Ust-Luga and Orbán's threats regarding gas for Ukraine

25.03.2026 18:01 HotInfo

Ukraine continues its attacks on Russian energy facilities. On Wednesday night it carried out one of its most extensive attacks, when its drones struck the key oil port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic in the Leningrad region. According to its own claims, Russia destroyed nearly 400 Ukrainian drones in this attack. The attack caused a fire at Novatek's gas condensate processing plant and also damaged energy infrastructure in the border Belgorod region. Refresher.sk ↗

Ukrainian air raids are also spreading into neighboring territories. A drone from Russian airspace struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant in Estonia's Ida-Viru region. The incident represents an escalation of security risks for NATO member states on the border with Russia. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗

Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has hardened his position toward Ukraine. He announced that Hungary would halt gas supplies to Ukraine until oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, which has not been flowing since the end of January, is restored. Orbán suggested on the social network Facebook that this would have an impact worth billions for Kyiv. This stance raises concerns about further polarization in Europe regarding the conflict and energy dependence on Russian raw materials. interez.sk ↗

At the same time, the European Union faces longer-term challenges with energy security. Despite more than four years having passed since the start of the war in Ukraine, the European Union continues to import fertilizers and other critical raw materials from Russia on a large scale, signaling the persistent dependence of the European economy on Russian resources. seznamzpravy.cz ↗

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